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2015

An interview with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, in which he explains how a gruesome machinery accident led him toward the sound that would become the foundation of heavy metal, has been animated by VH1. The clip, The Complete History of Heavy Metal:...

2014

In the summer of 1992 Ozzy Osbourne was a mere 43 years old and his new album No More Tears was a huge hit, so it was a pretty big shock to his fans when he announced a farewell tour, claiming he wanted to spend more time with his family. A cynic might...

Black Sabbath bassist-lyricist Geezer Butler has a theory about why Grammy voters gave the metal originators their second Best Metal Performance award, this time for "God Is Dead?" from the band's 2013 reunion album, 13. "Probably the question mark,"...

To misquote a Black Sabbath lyric by Ozzy Osbourne, "What is this in Chuck Taylors that stands before me?" Shoemakers Converse are offering five new Sabbath-branded Chuck Taylor All Star kicks as part of its spring 2014 collection. The shoes feature cover...

As Ozzy Osbourne said in a statement, "It's about fucking time."
Black Sabbath's early catalog, from 1970's Black Sabbath to 1978's Never Say Die!, were added to the iTunes store today for the first time. These eight albums represent the group's...

2013

Black Sabbath's reunion tour will continue in 2014 with a series of shows in North America and Europe. According to a press release, "These dates will be part of the band's final shows of their 2013-2014 world tour." The vast majority of the 10 North...

Ozzy Osbourne doesn't mince words, especially when it comes to founding Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward. Last year, the band responded with only 54 words to Ward's 1,500-word letter on why he wouldn't participate in any current Sabbath reunion...

Black Sabbath kicked off the American leg of their 13 world tour this week in Woodlands, Texas. They stay in the States through early September before heading down to South America and then to Europe in the fall. Sadly, original drummer Bill Ward isn't...

Four weeks after Daft Punk's Random Access Memories began what appears to be a long run in the Top 10, the record business is in one of those summer periods where even acts that aren't your typical blockbuster pop stars can score a Number One album –...

Black Sabbath today release 13, their first album with Ozzy Osbourne since Never Say Die! in 1978. To mark the occasion, rock's heaviest hitters will take part in a special live streaming Google Hangout.
Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Black...

A few months ago, we vented about the endless ways other fans annoy us at concerts. But that was really only half the battle: sometimes, it's the performers themselves who sabotage the show. Here are the 10 most annoying things that bands do at rock concerts.
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"We decided to write horror music" is how Ozzy Osbourne describes Black Sabbath's birth in the great new heavy-metal oral history, Louder Than Hell. And that's exactly what they're doing, once again, on 13 – a reunion set with three-quarters of...

Despite ruling their native U.K. for nearly a decade, the only way Arctic Monkeys have been able to play arenas in the U.S. was opening for the Black Keys last year. "We went on at 8 p.m. every night, when everyone was buying popcorn and shit," says the...

After several fairly slow summer weeks, new blockbusters have finally started to roll out, beginning with Kanye West's Yeezus. Weekly album sales jumped five percent compared to the previous week, according to Billboard, but they're still pretty weak...

Black Sabbath have topped the U.K. albums chart for the first time in nearly 43 years, setting a record for the longest gap between Number One albums. The band's latest, 13, entered the Official U.K. Albums Chart in the top spot, 42 years and...

It took 35 years for Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath and release a new album, and bassist Geezer Butler says it just might not be the heavy metal pioneers' final bow: "Well, I guess you should never say never," Butler told Billboard. "It could...

Black Sabbath's new album 13 won't be released until June 11th, but you can go over to iTunes right now and listen to a free stream: From their iTunes artist page, click on "View in iTunes" to access the stream to 13 in its entirety.
Album Review: Black...

Kelly Osbourne has opened up on her father Ozzy Osbourne's drug and alcohol use, as well as her own experiences with staying sober. "I love and respect that he's honest enough to say, 'Yes, I did this. It was my fault,'" Osbourne told Cosmopolitan....